"Episode of Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An interval of care by a health care facility or provider for a specific medical problem or condition. It may be continuous or it may consist of a series of intervals marked by one or more brief separations from care, and can also identify the sequence of care (e.g., emergency, inpatient, outpatient), thus serving as one measure of health care provided.
| Descriptor ID |
D017050
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.300 N02.421.585.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Episode of Care- Episode of Care
- Patient Care Episodes
- Episode, Patient Care
- Episodes, Patient Care
- Patient Care Episode
- Episodes of Care
- Care Episode
- Care Episodes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Episode of Care" by people in Profiles.
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Dual Healthcare System Use During Episodes of Acute Care Heart Failure Associated With Higher Healthcare Utilization and Mortality Risk. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 08 07; 7(15):e009054.
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What Factors are Associated With 90-day Episode-of-care Payments for Younger Patients With Total Joint Arthroplasty? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2017 Nov; 475(11):2808-2818.
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The economic significance of orthopaedic infections. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2015 Apr; 23 Suppl:S1-7.
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Bundled payments: bundled risk or bundled reward? J Am Coll Radiol. 2010 Jan; 7(1):43-9.
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The economic burden of supportive care of cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2004 Apr; 12(4):219-26.
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Nonmelanoma skin cancer: an episode of care management approach. Dermatol Surg. 2003 Jul; 29(7):700-11.
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Free tissue transfer versus pedicled flap cost in head and neck cancer. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Sep; 127(3):205-12.
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Economic and resource utilization analysis of outpatient management of fever and neutropenia in low-risk pediatric patients with cancer. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1999 May-Jun; 21(3):212-8.
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Early detection and intervention for initial episodes of schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull. 1996; 22(2):271-82.